MOST of northern Australia experienced an active monsoon period, with widespread rain, thunderstorms and flooding. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie brought heavy rainfall and major flooding in Northern Territory and northern Western Australia.
Weekly totals greater than 100 mm were recorded in large parts of the Kimberley and Northern Interior districts in Western Australia, the Lasseter, Tanami and Daly districts in Northern Territory, and most of northern Queensland. Within these there were regions that received more than 200 mm for the week, while the area around Broome and pockets of…
